fēng​xiàng​biāo

weather vane

  • created sense approved 风向标/風向標 · fēng​xiàng​biāo · weather vane — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风向标 / 風向標

    fēng​xiàng​biāo

    weather vane

    An instrument for showing the direction of the wind, often an arrow-shaped device mounted on a pole; wind vane; windsock.

    风向 (literal) → 风向/風向 · fēng​xiàng · wind direction 标 (literal) → 标/標 · biāo · mark

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 风向标/風向標 · fēng​xiàng​biāo · bellwether — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风向标 / 風向標

    fēng​xiàng​biāo

    bellwether

    (metaphorical) an indicator of trends or developments; sign of the times; pointer

    风向 (literal) → 风向/風向 · fēng​xiàng · trend 标 (literal) → 标/標 · biāo · standard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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